Information Package / Course Catalogue
Phthiraptera
Course Code: VPR631
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course, to learn that family, genus, and related species of which series of Phthiraptera, these arthropoda of knowledge about which diagnosis, treatment and preservation

Course Content

Classification of Phthiraptera, important species of Phthiraptera on domestic animals, these morphology, biology, damages on animals, diagnosis, pathways of transmit, treatment and control methods

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Taxonomic categories of Phthiraptera series
2.Become have knowledge about existing species
3.To learn the morphology and biology which species at the series of Phthiraptera
4.To learn which were diagnose of which species at the series of Phthiraptera
5.To learn which were treatment of which species at the series of Phthiraptera
Recommended or Required Reading
1.YUKARI B.A., EREN H. (2000) Entomoloji Ders Notu no:8, Akdeniz Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Yayını, Burdur
2.TÜZER, E., TOPARLAK, M., GÖKSU, K. (1997) Veteriner Entomoloji, Ders notu, İstanbul Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji ABD., İstanbul
3.WALL, R., D. SHEARER, 1997. Veterinary Entomology. Chapman and Hall, Great Britain
4.KAUFMANN, J., 1996. Parasitic Infections of Domestic Animals. Birkhäuser. Switzerland
5.PETERS, W., G. PASVOL, 2002. Tropikal Medicine and Parasitology. Mosby International Limited. China
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Classification of Phthiraptera series, learn to which were morpology and biology of these arthropods
Week 2 - Theoretical
Morpology and biology of species of mallophaga series section, systematic of mallophaga series section
Week 3 - Theoretical
Criteria of morphology, biology and systematic of Ischnocera family
Week 4 - Theoretical
Learn to which were morpology and biology of genus and species in Philopteridae family
Week 5 - Theoretical
Learn to which were morpology and biology of genus and species in Trichodectidae family
Week 6 - Theoretical
Criteria of morphology, biology and systematic of Amblycera family, learn to which were morpology and biology of genus and species in Gyropidae family
Week 7 - Theoretical
Learn to which were morpology and biology of genus and species in Menoponidae family
Week 8 - Theoretical
General Review (Mid term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Morpology and biology of species of mallophaga series section, systematic of Anoplura series section
Week 10 - Theoretical
Learn to which were morpology and biology of genus and species in Haematopinidae family
Week 11 - Theoretical
Learn to which were morpology and biology of genus and species in Linognathidae family
Week 12 - Theoretical
Learn to which were morpology and biology of genus and species in Pediculidae family
Week 13 - Theoretical
Differences of series section mallophaga and Anoplura, pathways of transmit, diagnose
Week 14 - Theoretical
Species in Phthiraptera series, causing effects to animals and human of parasites and preventing measures of parasites
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1415
Quiz1415
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)55
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
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2026